The periodic chairmanship of the Group of 20 was handed over to South Africa

reported by Mehr News Agency According to Reitzer news agency, at the end of the 19th meeting of the leaders of the Group of 20 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, located in Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, the president of this country, handed over the rotating chairmanship of this group to Cyril Ramaphosa. , the president of South Africa handed it over and thus the periodic presidency of the Group of 20 was handed over to South Africa.

In his speech, Lula da Silva emphasized Brazil’s achievements in this summit and said: This year we held more than 140 meetings in 15 Brazilian cities. We reached an agreement on almost all the work of the groups. We will continue our efforts. This is a good time to evaluate what we have achieved so far and see how we should move forward.

He pointed out the historical, cultural, political and economic relations between Africa and Latin America and wished his South African counterpart success in the upcoming period.